🗂️ Archival project from 2013
A fully functional online banking system built for the fictional jurisdiction of Cannes Mignoniis, ruled by Flup I, the Premier — my dog 🐾
This project reflects one of my earliest large-scale experiments with PHP and MySQL. I developed it in July 2013 (when I was 15 yo).
What is the BCM?
The Banki dof Cannes Mignoniis (BCM) was the official bank of the tiny (and entirely fictional) territory of Cannes Mignoniis, governed by my dog, Flup I.
Within this humorous universe, all transactions, communications, and rewards in the “jurisdiction” flowed through the BCM’s system.
Despite its playful origins, the project became a complete online banking platform, built from scratch when I was 15 years old, in 2013.
The BCM system included both client and admin areas, each with their own features and permissions.
Users could:
- Log in with card number and PIN code. (The cards were previously issued without a name and then handed over to visitors, who could then finish their registration on the website).
- Access a dashboard with balance, status, and profile information.
- View a full bank statement history of “cash” ("Flupus") earned, transferred, or spent.
- Transfer funds between accounts.
- Redeem reward codes to earn extra “cash.”
- Use an internal email inbox to communicate with other users or the bank.
Administrators could:
- Create new accounts and issue printable bank cards.
- Manage balances: add or withdraw funds.
- Create and manage rewards and vouchers.
- Create and assign achievements to users.
- Send and receive internal messages from the admin inbox.
- View all client data and activities through a unified dashboard.
The system also brings a simple paying system
- Bussiness owners in the territory enter their products codes and amount to be bought.
- Customers confirm with their card number and PIN code.
- The system checks the funds in the account and processes the payment, saving it to the customer's bank statement.
- PHP Version: 5.3 / 5.4 (the version uploaded here was updated to 8.2.12).
- Database: MySQL (updated for mysqli security)
- Frontend: HTML / CSS / jQuery 1.4.2
- UI Frameworks: Custom-built (no external UI libraries)
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| 🔐 Authentication | Login via card number + PIN code |
| 💰 Banking Operations | View balance, transfer funds, view statements |
| 🎁 Rewards System | Redeem codes and claim achievements |
| 📬 Internal Email | Send messages to other clients or administration |
| 🧑💼 Admin Dashboard | Full control over accounts, cards, rewards, and communications |
| Client Dashboard | Admin Dashboard |
|---|---|
 On the homepage, clients can log in to their dashboard by entering their card number and PIN code in the top-right corner. New users can also learn about the bank and the territory of Cannes Mignoniis, as well as check the current exchange rate between Brazilian reais (BRL) and Flupus (FPS), the fictional currency. |
 The client panel allows users to check their current balance, view profile information, learn about their account type (Normal or Plus), review their rewards (conquistas), and access their internal inbox. Admins have additional options for managing users, rewards, and system settings. |
| Bank Statement | Reward System | Internal Mailbox |
|---|---|---|
 Displays a detailed history of all transactions — funds earned, transferred, or spent. |
 Users can redeem codes to earn currency or achievements. In this screenshot, the admin interface is shown for generating new voucher codes. Each reward also grants a badge displayed on the user’s profile once earned. |
 The internal messaging system between clients and bank management, allowing users to send new messages, read received emails, or delete old ones. |
| Transfer Funds | Payment System |
|---|---|
 Clients can transfer funds to another account by entering the recipient’s card number, the desired amount, and confirming the operation with their PIN code. |
 The banking system also includes a payment feature for “businesses” within the territory. Business owners can enter the product code, amount, and customer card number, while the client confirms the transaction with their PIN code. The system validates available funds before completing the purchase. |
A live version of the project is available for testing:
👉 Try it here
- You can access the admin account with the card number "8684743776348197" and PIN code "1498".
- Or try a normal user account with the card number "8231644787948478" and PIN code "1841".
You can also try to buy things accessing the paying system page
- Try buying a "small popcorn" (Code pip001) for just F$ 50.00.
- or a "chocolate" (code cho002) for some F$ 150.00.
This project is part of my archival collection of early works, kept online to illustrate my evolution as a developer.
It may have started as a joke between me, my dog, and the visitors of my flat at the time — but it turned into a full-featured web application that taught me about databases, user authentication, and system architecture.
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This is an archival educational project (2013).
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